ELAINE FARQUHARSON-BLACK TO BE GB AND I SKIPPER

Aberdeen legal eagle Elaine Farquharson-Black will be the first Scot to captain GB and I in the Curtis Cup match since Belle Robertson in 1974-76. Read all about in on www.kirkwoodgolf.co.uk

CHALLENGE TOUR REPORT AND SCORES

LAST-HOLE BOGEY COSTS DOHERTY


A SHARE OF THE LEAD IN FRANCE
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Englishman Ben Evans produced a towering first round of seven-under-par 63 to surge into a one- stroke lead on the opening day of the Open Blue Green Cotes d`Armor Bretagne.
Having struggled with his game over the past few weeks, Evans arrived at the stunning Golf Blue Green de Pléneuf Val André on the coast of Brittany with low expectations.
But a change in his alignment over the ball did more than the trick as the 27 year old compiled eight birdies and just a single bogey to move into the lead.
It’s not every day you shoot 63 when you are struggling for form, but Evans was as honest after his round as he was good during it.
“I didn’t actually feel that comfortable out there today,” admitted the Englishman. “My results haven’t been great recently and when I was working on a few things over the weekend I noticed something was wrong with my set-up over the ball so I made a few changes.
"I feel really awkward over the ball but it is producing much better shots so I need to stick with it.
“It’s one of those situations where you have to get used to it and start to trust it more which is something you have to go through when you are making a few changes."
Jack Doherty would have joined Evans in a share of the lead had it not been for a bogey on his 18th hole of the day, leaving the Scot to settle for a share of second place on six under alongside England’s Dave Coupland, Belgian Hugues Joannes and Portugal’s Ricardo Gouveia.
South Africa’s Brandon Stone, at five under, enjoyed one of the more eventful rounds of his young career with a card containing nine birdies, five pars and four bogeys en route to a 65 to join Italy’s Filippo Bergamaschi in sixth place, two off the Evans pace. 
FIRST-ROUND SCOREBOARD
par 70
63 B Evans  (Eng);
64 R Gouveia (Por); H Joannes  (Bel); J Doherty  (Sco); D Coupland (Eng);
65 F Bergamaschi (Ita); B Stone (RSA);
66 B Hebert  (Fra); J Roos (RSA); D Perrier (Fra); J Garcia Del Moral (Esp); N Quintarelli (Ita); M Tullo (Chi); D Kemmer (USA); J Stalter (Fra); L Nemecz (Aut); O Farr (Wal); D Law (Sco);
67 J Sjöholm (Swe); J Winther (Den); J Edfors (Swe); A Hortal  (Esp); J Legarrea (Esp); K Benz (Sui); G Woolgar (Eng); B Parker  (Eng); F Fritsch  (Ger); A McArthur  (Sco); R McGowan  (Eng); E Johansen  (Nor); P Dwyer (Eng); G Shaw (Nir); A Domingo (Esp);
68 C Aguilar  (Esp); M Lorenzo-Vera  (Fra); M Haines  (Eng); R Coles (Eng); S Arnold  (Aus); C Hanson (Eng); E Espana (Fra); A Dunbar (Nir); N Lemke (Swe); P Maddy (Eng); P Relecom  (Bel); C Ford (Eng); A Tadini (Ita); A Björk (Swe); J Palmer (Eng); J Senior (Eng); W Harrold (Eng); J Elson  (Eng); J Gandon (am) (Fra);
69 A Marshall (Eng); C Brazillier  (Fra); A Velasco (Esp); J Lando Casanova  (Fra); P Couvert (Fra); C Garrido (Esp); D Antonelli (Fra); N Joakimides (Fra); A Snobeck  (Fra); J Grillon  (Fra); B Åkesson (Swe); M Ford (Eng); M Lafeber (Ned); C Mivis  (Bel); J Rask (Swe); P Erofejeff (Fin); R Davies (Wal)  D Bobrowski (Fra);
70 G Lockerbie  (Eng); P Peracino (Fra); N Johansson (Swe); J Gressier (Fra); D Vancsik (Arg); R Whitson (Nir); P McKechnie (Sco); J Guerrier  (Fra); S Gros (Fra); A Bernadet  (Fra); W Booth  (Sco); M Delpodio  (Ita); T Lawrence (RSA); R Russell (Sco); M Wiegele  (Aut); O Wilson (Eng); T Linard (Fra); O Stark (Swe); R McEvoy  (Eng); S Fallon (Eng); P Figueiredo  (Por); M Carroll (USA);
71 L Goddard  (Eng); M Trappel  (Aut); R Steiner (Aut); B An (Kor); C Arendell (USA); G Cambis  (Fra); J Lagergren (Swe); L Kennedy  (Eng); A Schwartz (Fra); E Larrañaga (Esp); J Gonnet  (Fra); C Bouniol (Fra); D Stewart (Sco); M Rocchi  (Fra); R Langasque (am) (Fra);
72 Z Scotland  (Eng); S Henry  (Sco); C Russo (Fra); O Rozner  (Fra); J Fahrbring (Swe); T Remkes (Ned); D Frittelli (RSA); S Little (Eng); S Hutsby  (Eng); R McGee (Irl); C Rameaux (Fra); D Gavins (Eng);
73 C Tortuyaux (Fra); L Gagli  (Ita); K Le Sager  (Fra); A Bihan (Fra); T Pulkkanen  (Fin); G Leriche (Fra); J Sarasti  (Esp); F Adarraga (Esp); J Adarraga Gomez  (Esp);
74 J Foret (Fra); F Delamontagne  (Fra); G Boyd  (Eng); L Jensen (Den); N Kimsey (Eng); J Garcia Pinto (Esp); L Bem (am) (Fra); K Subregis (am) (Fra);
75 M Decottignies-Lafon (Fra); R Kind (Ned); J Huldahl (Den); J Rodallec (Fra); L Claverie (Esp); S Casabona-Navarro (Esp); N Ravano (Ita); B Chapellan (Fra); M Orrin (Eng);
76 T Lee (USA); P Edberg (Swe);
77 R Schneider (Fra); F Abadie (Fra);
78 C Gonzalez (Esp); C Batut (Fra); A Rota (Ita); S Dumez (am) (Fra);
79 A Knappe (Ger); F Becker (Ger);
83 C Menut  (Fra);

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PGA EUROPRO TOUR: 13 SCOTS MAKE IT TO LAST DAY

TWO KIRKHILL PLAYERS IN THREE 

WAY  TIE FOR LEAD AT MAR HALL

Two Kirkhill, Glasgow players, amateur Craig Ross and pro Paul Shields, share the lead with England's Richard Kilpatrick (Banbridge) on 10-under-par 130 with one round to go in the PGA EuroPro Tour event at Mar Hall, Bishopton near Glasgow.

Ross is an amateur so he cannot win the £10,000 first prize but Shields certainly can and after lowering his clubmate's day-old course record to 62, he has a definite chance of the biggest payday of his pro career.

Thirteen Scots in all, with 36-hole tallies of 138 and better qualified for the final day.

SCOREBOARD

Par 140 (2x70)_

130 R Kilpatrick (Eng) 67 63, P Shields (Sco) 68 62, C Ross (Sco) (am) 63 67

OTHER SCOTS SCORES

133 L Saltman 68 65 (T5)

134 J Hendry 67 67 (T12)

135 S Kiloh 69 66 (T19)

136 S Crichton 66 70, R Kellett 68 68, K Nicol 69 67 (T23)

137 C Macaulay 66 81, M Isaacs 68 69 (T30)

138 N Fenwick 72 66, P Robinson 68 70, D Young 71 67 (T44)

MISSED THE CUT (138 and better qualified)

139 C O'Neil 71 69, P Doherty 68 71, E Saltman 67 72, C Currie 70 69

140 N Henderson 72 68

141 E Ramsay 72 69, J McColl 74 67

142 M Kerr 75 67

143 F McKenna 69 74

144 S Binning 73 71

145 G McBain 71 74, I Redford 73 72, T Innes-Ker 73 72, J Findlay 75 70

146 J Hendrick 74 72, Z Saltman 73 73, S Herald 76 70. R Cameron 73 73

147 J Mullaney 74 73

148 M Patterson 74 74

149 C L:awrie 75 74, C Trahan 74 75, P McGhee 69 80

150 J Pollock 72 78

162 S Coia 77 85

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OMEGA EUROPEAN MASTERS IN SWITZERLAND

Richie Ramsay scales the heights in Swiss Alps country. Picture by courtesy of Getty Images(c)

MOLINARI CATCHES FLYING RAMSAY

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Aberdeen's Richie Ramsay built on a blistering start to the Omega European Masters to set the clubhouse target of eight under par, but was caught late in the day by Edoardo Molinari at Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club, Switzerland.
Ramsay, twice a winner on The European Tour including this tournament two years ago, flew out of the blocks with an eagle on the first and birdies on his next two holes.
The Scot then made further gains on the seventh, 12th, 13th and 15th holes in a bogey-free round of 62.
But Italian Molinari, another man with two European Tour titles to his name, also fired a flawless round, picking up eight gains to match Ramsay’s score.
The duo are two shots ahead of Northern Ireland’s Gareth Maybin and the English pair of Tommy Fleetwood and Graeme Storm, who all shot 64s in the first half of the day.
Wales’ Jamie Donaldson, seeking consecutive European Tour triumphs, went round in 65 to sit in a group on five under par alongside his 2014 Ryder Cup team-mate Victor Dubuisson of France.
Another player who will also feature at Gleneagles, Thomas Björn of Denmark, began the defence of his title with a round of 66.
Key quotes:

Edoardo Molinari
"I hit the ball very well from the tee, which wasn’t the case last week. And I’ve been hitting my irons very well lately, so I know that when I find the fairways, I’m probably going to give myself a good chance to get close to the pin.
"I knew exactly the areas I needed to work on, because I played well for two days last week, but played poorly for the other two. So I knew what needed to be done, and today it worked out perfectly for me."
Richie Ramsay
"Four under through three holes was a nice way to start. I hit a great six iron into the first and then two more good iron shots into the next two, so I was flying at that point. It gave me a great boost and I managed to pick off a few more birdies after that.
"It’s a proper golf course. You really need to think a lot and plot your way around, especially off the tee. Good shots get rewarded and poor shots get punished, which is exactly the way it should be.
"It’s a tricky course but if you get on a run, there’s definitely a low score to be had out there. I played really well two years ago, and I was able to draw on those good memories on my way round today."
Thomas Bjorn
"I didn’t play well early on, but then I hit a couple of really good shots which brought two birdies and settled me down. So it wasn’t the best of the best today, but it was good enough to get me off to a pretty decent start. 
"It’s always important to put the past behind you and stay in the present, so even though I obviously have some very happy memories of this place, I managed to block most of them out and get back down to business."

FIRST-ROUND SCORES
Par 70
 62 R Ramsay  (Sco) , E Molinari  (Ita)
 64 T Fleetwood  (Eng) , G Maybin (Nir) , G Storm  (Eng)
 65 J Donaldson (Wal) , B Koepka  (USA) , D Lynn (Eng) , V Dubuisson  (Fra) , R Jacquelin (Fra) , S Benson (Eng) , M Hoey  (Nir)
 66 P Meesawat  (Tha) , R Derksen (Ned) , J Morrison  (Eng) , P Harrington (Irl) , F Aguilar (Chi) , C Nirat (Tha) , P Hanson (Swe) , D Drysdale (Sco), C Lee (Sco) , E Grillo (Arg), J McLeary  (Sco) , M Nixon (Eng) , S Lowry  (Irl) , T Björn (Den) , B Wiesberger  (Aut)
 67 W Ormsby (Aus) , A Hansen (Den) , M Lundberg (Swe) , D Lipsky (USA) , T Hatton (Eng) , A Sullivan (Eng) , R Santos  (Por) , D Willett  (Eng) 
68 D Brooks (Eng) , H Otto (RSA) , L Slattery (Eng) , M Manassero (Ita) , R Karlberg  (Swe) , M Kawamura (Jpn) , M Rominger  (Sui) , G Havret  (Fra), A Pavan (Ita) , M Baldwin (Eng) , P Whiteford (Sco) , J Campillo (Esp) , A Otaegui  (Esp) , D Ulrich (Sui) , M Both (Aus) , N Colsaerts  (Bel) , R Wattel  (Fra) , F Campigli (am) (Ita)
 69 P Lawrie (Irl) , S Hansen (Den) , A Quiros  (Esp) , M Lampert (Ger) , A Saddier (Fra) , T Aiken (RSA) , B Seuk-Hyun (Kor) , R Rock (Eng) , K Pratt (Aus) , C Pigem (Esp) , M Warren (Sco) , C Doak (Sco) , T Olesen (Den) , M Crespi  (Ita) , B Rumford (Aus) , M Perera (Sri) , J Quesne  (Fra) , D Howell (Eng) , M Foster (Eng) 70 S Jamieson  (Sco) , R Bland (Eng) , R Fisher (Eng) , M Madsen  (Den) , J Walters (RSA) , T Pieters  (Bel) , A Lahiri (Ind) , K Broberg (Swe) , J Carlsson (Swe) , S Webster (Eng) , C Wood  (Eng) , R Karlsson (Swe) , J Knutzon (USA) , S Kjeldsen (Den) , M Jiménez (Esp) , A Wall (Eng) , N Elvira  (Esp) , F Calmels  (Fra) , R Gonzalez (Arg) , B Dredge (Wal) , J Olazábal (Esp) , P Lawrie (Sco)
 71 K Gi-Whan (SKor) , J Jeong (SKor) , T Levet (Fra) , D Singh     (Ind) , M Kieffer (Ger), V Riu  (Fra), R Green (Aus) , J Parry (Eng) , N Fasth (Swe) , P Waring  (Eng) , M Carlsson  (Swe), G Stal  (Fra) , A Levy (Fra) , P Larrazábal (Esp) , R Kakko  (Fin) , J Lima  (Por)
 72 J Singh (Ind) , A Hartø  (Den) , S Kim (SKor) , J Hansen  (Den) , J Kruger (RSA) , P Uihlein  (USA) , R De Sousa (Sui) , R Khan  (Ind) , J Randhawa (Ind) , R Gangjee (Ind) , D Huizing (Ned) , J Girrbach (am) (Sui)
 73 M Grönberg (Swe) , G Bhullar (Ind) , A Que (Phi) , S Strüver (Ger) , G Bourdy (Fra) , B Henson (USA) , E De La Riva  (Esp) , A Da Silva (Bra) , S Manley (Wal), J Granberg  (Fin) , M Ilonen  (Fin) , M Fitzpatrick  (Eng), P Junhasavasdikul (Tha) , D Fichardt (RSA) , S Thornton (Irl)
 74 F Zanotti (Par) , M Siem  (Ger) , M Mamat (Sin) , A Vongvanij (Tha) , D Clarke (Nir) , S Kapur (Ind) , G Coetzee (RSA) ,
 75 S Rahman (Ban) , C Del Moral (Esp) , S Chowrasia (Ind) ,
 76 D Foos (Ger) , T Wiratchant (Tha) , F Zucchetti (am) (Ita) ,
 78 R Lee (Can) , J Lucquin (Fra) , R Lacerda Soares  (am) (Bra) ,
 79 M Quiros (Esp) , F Svanberg  (Sui) ,
 88 E Amacher (am) (Sui)  

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TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP IN POLAND MATCH-PLAY

SENIOR SCOTS BEAT GERMANY, PLAY 

SWEDEN IN SEMI-FINALS

Scotland are through to play top seeds Sweden in the semi-finals of the European senior men's amateur team golf championship at Sierra Golf Club, Poland.

They beat Germany 3-2, thanks to wins by the foursomes pairing of Bob Stewart and Barry Brooks and singles successes by Ian Brotherston and John Fraser.

Sweden reached the last four with a 3-2 win over France.

The other semi-final will feature Ireland, 4-1 conquerors of Italy, and England, who beat Switzerland 5-0.

QUARTER-FINALS

SCOTLAND 3, GERMANY 2

R Stewart and B  Brooks bt C Domin and V Pagel 1 hole.

I Brotherston bt K Dittrich 2 and 1.

M Reid lost to H Giesen 1 hole.

J Fraser bt V Schulte 1 hole.

D Gardner lost to C Stadler 3 and 2.

Sweden 3, France 2

Ireland 4, Italy 1

England 5, Switzerland 0.

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WHITE SURVIVES, STEWART MISSES

James White made the cut with nothing to spare but Michael Stewart missed it by two shots in the Alps Tour event in Italy, the Open La Pinetina Memorial at Pinetina Golf Club.

White had rounds of 71 and 69 for a level par tally of 140 and a share of 40th place.

Stewart shot 72-70 for 142.

Spain's Borja Virto leads by one with scores of 65-64 for 11-under 129.

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MONDAY MATCH AT SOUTHPORT AND AINSDALE, LANCS

SCOTLAND TEAM FOR SCHOOLS GOLF

INTERNATIONAL AGAINST ENGLAND

The Scottish Schools Golf Association has named the following team  to represent Scotland in the annual schools golf international against England at Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club, Lancashire on Monday, September 8.

It is:

BOYS - Michael Brodie (Webster's High), Callum Bruce (Banff Academy), Callum Burns (Bearsden Academy), Kieran Cantley (James Gillespie's High), Alex Chalk (Castle Douglas High), Stuart Irvine (Wallace High), Matthew McCulloch (Stranraer Acad) capt, Niall McMullen (Lochgelly High), Mark Napier (Queensferry High), Jamie Stewart (Gryffe High), Andrew Thomson (Biggar High), Conor Toal (Gryffe High).

GIRLS - Emily Dalgetty (St David's High), Emma Hale (Marr College), Danielle Ker (Kelso High) capt, Hazel MacGarvie (Marr College), Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne), Claire Robertson (Carnoustie High).

MONTROSE LINKS TOUR PRO WINS £850 PRIZE IN DUNDEE

GRAEME BROWN WINS DOWNFIELD

PRO-AM WITH 

BOGEY-FREE 67

Montrose Links tour pro Graeme Brown won for the second time in four starts with a four-under-par 67 at the RRS Discovery pro-am at Downfield Golf Club, Dundee today (Thursday).

Brown, pictured, a former Scotland amateur international, earned the £850 first prize with a bogey-free card studded with birdies at the third, fourth, sixth and 16th in halves of 33-34.

He won by two strokes from joint runners-up Gavin Hay (Nairn Dunbar) and David Orr (Mearns Castle). They both received £580.

Craig Mathison (Falkirk Tryst) who tied for fourth place on 70 with James McKinnon (Irvine) led the "Double Tree by Hilton" trio of amateurs, Richard Ellison (handicap 15), Alastair Brookes (10) and Robert Glashan (15) to victory with a 12-under-par total of 130.

PRO SCORES
Par 71
67 G Brown (Montrose Links) (£850)
69 G Hay (Nairn Dunbar), D Orr (Mearns Castle) (£580 each)
70 C Mathison (Falkirk Tryst), J McKinnon (Irvine) (£350 each)
71 D Patrick (Kingsfield) (£250)
72 O Leslie (Piperdam), S Taylor (Bothwell Castle), P Wardell (Whitekirk) (£201 each)
73 J Lomas (Caprington), R Arnott (Bishopbriggs), P O'Hara (Clydeway Golf (£141 each)
74 D Watters (Gourock), G Smith (Gleneagles) (£105 each)
76 P Wytrazek (Burntisland) (£90)
77 S Craig (Craig Golf) (£80).

FORTROSE AND ROSEMARKIE MEN'S OPEN

Late entries are still being accepted for the men's 18-hole open at Fortrose and Rosemarkie Golf Club on Saturday^.

 Telephone the golf shop on 01381 620733 or the club on 01381 620529 to secure a place.  Entry fee for visitors is £15.  Scratch and Two Handicap Sections.

 

Mike MacDonald [Club Secretary]

Fortrose & Rosemarkie Golf Club